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[biocit]

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[KyleGoetz]

Any reason why you treated 小さい as a な-adjective? “小さい”の検索結果（435 件）：英辞郎 on the Web：スペースアルク reveals usage is as an い-adjective. It is sloppy to treat it the way you did. In daily life, it is more proper to treat them as い-adj.

I hesitate to complain about you offering lessons when you make mistakes, but it's a much more minor one than usual. Although it still is difficult for me to stomach lessons that use 私は so much in sample sentences. Japanese people don't use it as much as you have.

[biocit]

can you link me to the page where I possibly made a mistake?

The reason I use "Watashi" a lot is because the first few lessons have been for people who are new to Japanese. I've been to Japan before and there are certain situations where Watashi is used frequently. It really depends on what kind of group you hang out with.

I'm human like anyone else, I'm prone to little mistakes here and there. I can proofread them 3 times and there still is a chance that I'll miss something. Don't be afraid to correct me when I'm wrong.

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by biocit

can you link me to the page where I possibly made a mistake?

The reason I use "Watashi" a lot is because the first few lessons have been for people who are new to Japanese. I've been to Japan before and there are certain situations where Watashi is used frequently. It really depends on what kind of group you hang out with.

You provided the link in your first post.

And I'm not sure of these situations where you use 私 frequently. It'd be interested to learn from you or a native about these.

[biocit]

I can't seem to find the example you pointed out. If it's not too much trouble, can you put the example here?

[biocit]

The only place I found "Chiisai" being used is:

この石（いし）はあの石（いし）より小（ちい）さいで す。

which is correct :/

Did I also use it somewhere else?

[MMM]

Originally Posted by biocit

I've been to Japan before and there are certain situations where Watashi is used frequently. It really depends on what kind of group you hang out with.

I am trying to think of a situation where 私 is used frequently, and am not coming up with any.

Once the subject is established, it is generally dropped in conversation.

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by biocit

The only place I found "Chiisai" being used is:

この石（いし）はあの石（いし）より小（ちい）さいで す。

which is correct :/

Did I also use it somewhere else?

You're right. I misread. I'm sorry.

But if, as you said, you're writing for beginners, why use んです? And this isn't a criticism so much as editing. I was an editor for an academic journal for two years, and sometimes I cannot help myself.

[biocit]

Well,　I've been teaching my friends Japanese for a bit,and they had a hard time saying "something" desu. Their mouths just can't form around it. They had an easier time pronouncing　んです　than just です。

That's why I have some parts where "ndesu" is used and some where just "desu" is used.

to ossan:

I didn't mean that "watashi" is used consecutively over and over in one conversation. I'm just saying it is generally used.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by biocit

I didn't mean that "watashi" is used consecutively over and over in one conversation. I'm just saying it is generally used.

And I would say that it is easy to go a year in Japan and not use the word 私 once.